Operates or tends equipment and machines used in construction, such as concrete mixers

Helps other craft workers with their duties

Follows construction plans and instructions from the people they are working for

Construction workers do a variety of construction-related activities during all phases of construction. Although most are generalists—such as those who install barricades, cones, and markers to control traffic patterns—many others specialize. For example, those who operate the machines and equipment that lay concrete or asphalt on roads are more likely to specialize in those areas.